What color is #4E406A?

#4E406A is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Meteorite. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E406A?

The RGB value is 78, 64, 106: 78 red, 64 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E406A?

The complementary color is #5C6A40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E406A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E406A color

#4E406A rgb(78, 64, 106)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4E406A is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 25.1% green and 41.6% blue (78, 64, 106).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 25% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Meteorite (#4A3B6A), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.27:1).

#4E406A color codes

HEX	`#4E406A`
RGB	`rgb(78, 64, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 25.1%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 25%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 40%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 40%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.22, 15.95, -22.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.22, 27.44, 305.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.576, 6.327, 14.455)`
Decimal	`5128298`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E406A, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #4E406A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E406A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #4E406A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e406a; }
.text { color: #4e406a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e406a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 64 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e406a, #63406a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #4E406A?: #4E406A is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Meteorite. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E406A?: The RGB value is 78, 64, 106: 78 red, 64 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E406A?: The complementary color is #5C6A40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E406A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.